Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 1, 1990, 5:01 PM EDT for Gloucester County, Mathews County, Virginia. It was in force for 59 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 1, 1990, 5:01 PM EDT (21:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 1990, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Gloucester County, VA, Mathews County, VA
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 105 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -325 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1439 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 147 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KORF 012101
SVRORF
VAC073-115-119-012200-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORFOLK VA
501 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR
PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES
IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA
GLOUCESTER...MATHEWS...MIDDLESEX
...THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS FOR THE
COUNTIES JUST MENTIONED
RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER THE NORTHWEST
PORTION OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY. THIS STORM IS MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 30 TO 35 MPH. RESIDENTS OF THE WARNED COUNTIES SHOULD
BE ALERT TO THESE APPROACHING STORMS AND TAKE SHELTER IF
THREATENING CONDITIONS ARE SIGHTED.
THERE IS FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS
WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
PLEASE REPORT ALL SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIALS AND ASK THEM TO PASS THE REPORT ALONG TO A WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE.
RITTERWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 3:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
VAZ010-013-018-011900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RICHMOND VA 225 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 1990 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF VIRGINIA UNTIL 9PM EDT THIS SUNDAY EVENING. AT 220 PM EDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF FLUVANNA COUNTY EXTENDING EAST ACROSS LOUISA COUNTY. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 30 MPH. ANOTHER LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO NORTHWEST PORTION OF HIGHLAND COUNTY. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE STATE OF VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND DAMAGI.NG WINDS. GCW
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 3:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
VAZ001>004-012030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORFOLK VA 330 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 900PM... AT 330 PM THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER NORTHERN SUFFOLK SOUTHWEST TO FRANKLIN IN SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH AND ARE LIKELY PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN SUFFOLK AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY. RESIDENTS OF THE SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS CITIES SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THESE APPROACHING STORMS. A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER BAY SOUTH OF POINT LOOKOUT AND FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND SOUTH TO THE NORTH CAROLINA BORDER UNTIL 5PM. A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING SOUTHEAST THORUGH NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND WILL BE MOVING INTO WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN NECK BETWEEN 4 AND 5 PM. RESIDENTS OF THAT AREA SHOULD BE ALERT TO THELSE APPROACHING STORMS. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO...TELEVISION AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. RITTER
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 4:01 PM EDT, 1 hour before
VAZ013-018-011900-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RICHMOND VA
300 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 1990
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF VIRGINIA UNTIL
9PM EDT THIS SUNDAY EVENING.
AT 255 PM EDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED AN AREA
OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF GOOCHLAND COUNTY EXTENDING
EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIP OF LOUISA COUNTY AND THE SOUTHWEST PORTION
OF HANOVER COUNTY. THE STRONGEST OF THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED OVER
THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF HANOVER COUNTY. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE
SOUTHEAST AROUND 30 MPH. THE CURRENT MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS WILL
CARRY THEM INTO THE VICINITY OF KINGS DOMINION SHORTLY. ANOTHER STORM
WAS LOCAT{ED OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF HIGHLAND COUNTY.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT DEADLY
LIGHTNING STRIKES AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL.{{}GCWSpecial weather statement, Jul 1, 4:03 PM EDT, 58 minutes before
VAZ013-018-011900-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION FOR TIME
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RICHMOND VA
400 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 1990
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF VIRGINIA UNTIL
9PM EDT THIS SUNDAY EVENING.
AT 355 PM EDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED AN AREA
OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF GOOCHLAND COUNTY EXTENDING
EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIP OF LOUISA COUNTY AND THE SOUTHWEST PORTION
OF HANOVER COUNTY. THE STRONGEST OF THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED OVER
THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF HANOVER COUNTY. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE
SOUTHEAST AROUND 30 MPH. THE CURRENT MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS WILL
CARRY THEM INTO THE VICINITY OF KINGS DOMINION SHORTLY. ANOTHER STORM
WAS LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF HIGHLAND COUNTY.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT DEADLY
LIGHTNING STRIKES AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL.{{}GCW|Local storm report, Jul 1, 4:46 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORFOLK VIRGINIA
445 PM EDT SUN JUL 01 1990
TIME EVENT
345 PM EDT 1 INCH HAIL 4 WEST OF DOWNTOWN SUFFOLK
3:50 PM EDT 2 1/2 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY AMATEUR RADIO SPOTTER
IN THE DRIVER SECTION OF SUFFOLK.
3:50 PM EDT QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE AT INTERSTATE
64 ROUTE 17 INTERSECTION..AMATEUR RADIO SPOTTERSpecial weather statement, Jul 1, 4:51 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
VAZ001>004-012200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORFOLK VA 445 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 900PM FOR ALL OF EASTERN VIRGINIA... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS CITIES HAS EXPIRED AT 445PM. THE SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR THE LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY SOUTH OF NEW POINT LOOKOUT AND FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND SOUTH WILL EXPIRE AT 500PM. A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT SOUTH TO NEW POINT COMFOR UNTIL 600 PM. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORMED OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA HAVE MOVED INTO NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. THE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED HAIL UP TO 2 1/2 INCHES IN DIAMETER NEAR DRIVER IN SUFFOLK. THE NEXT AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDS FROM THE EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE NORTHERN NECK TO NEAR RICHMOND. THIS LINE IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 TO 35 MPH. A REPORT FROM THE SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT IN RICHMOND COUNTY INDICATED STRONG WINDS AND VERY FREQUENT LIGHTNING BUT NO DAMAGE AT THIS TIME. RESIDENTS OF THE NORTHERN NECK AND MIDDLE PENISULA COUNTIES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THESE APPPROACHING STORMS. THEY WILL LIKELY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. RITTER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 8:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Goochland | 69 min |
| Jul 1, 5:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Nottoway, Prince Edward | 44 min |
| Jul 1, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 63 min |
| Jul 1, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 63 min |
| Jul 1, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Hanover, Henrico | 54 min |
| Jul 1, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City | 66 min |
| Jul 1, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Powhatan | 66 min |
| Jul 1, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Alleghany | 66 min |
| Jul 1, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Middlesex | 59 min |
| Jul 1, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Buckingham, Fluvanna, Goochland | 43 min |
| Jul 1, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield | 46 min |
| Jul 1, 6:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 55 min |
| Jul 1, 6:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 32 min |
| Jul 1, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 35 min |
| Jul 1, 7:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick | 62 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 1990Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1990
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.